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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Shakoy Recipe

"Shakoy" or Twisted Donuts Recipe

( Deep fried twisted donuts coat with sugar)

Shakoy is one of my favorite snack or merienda since I was little kid, I always looked forward having shakoy after school or on weekends. This twisted donuts coated with sugar is very popular in the Philippines as " Shakoy" , I don't know why local called it that way. There's lot of street vendors selling Shakoy at the streets, even bake-shoppe sell this yummy snacks too. Today, As usual my craving strike, and so here it is! fresh from my kitchen, and it tasted like back home! It's sweet, soft and ummhh..just simply good! I ate 3 pieces already (hahah) Don't tell!!

My kids just watched me the entire process of making this yummy snack, I think they're curious what I'm doing, which by the way I loved. I finished it really quick! ( smiley face ) and my 3 year old daughter took picture of the shakoy / twisted donuts before frying.

My kiddies are so behaved so I awarded them by having the first taste of Shakoy.. and this is exactly my little boy said ....YUM! mommi...and hubby loved it. He gonna take some to work tomorrow..Yay! and I have 2 left for our snack tomorrow..:)

Next time, if your thinking about something for snack or dessert, this is the best recipe for you! Simple ingredients mostly you already have in your household and very easy to make..

( after 2 hours )

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

1/2 cup water, lukewarm

1 egg

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter or 4 tablespoon - cold and chopped into cube

1 pack yeast ( 2 1/4 teaspoon yeast )

1 tsp. salt

extra sugar- for coating

oil- for frying ( if u have deep fryer, much better:) )

Directions:

1.) In large bowl combine flour, sugar, yeast, salt and butter. Mix well until everything incorporated.

2.) Add the egg into the mixture and lukewarm water and start mixing together.

3.) Knead the dough in clean floured surface until smooth and elastic. Let is rise for 1-2 hours.

4.) Divide the dough into 14 pieces. Start rolling dough into cigar and twist it. ( like the picture on top)

5.) Let it rise for 20-30 minutes. (Enough time to heat the deep fryer on medium low)

6.) Fry it for about 1-2 minutes each side. Let is cool. Put in the plastic bag with sugar and shake it.

7.) Best when serve hot along with your favorite drinks, like coffee or hot chocolate. Enjoy~

We enjoyed eating "shakoy" today with my family. Definitely gonna make more soon!

i'm just want to share my procedure here: Then transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until the dough is no longer sticky and is smooth and elastic (about five minutes). Shape the dough into a ball and place in a large lightly greased bowl, turning once. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled (approximately 1 1/2 - 2 hours). Then place the dough on a lightly floured surface, and gently punch the dough to release the air. With a lightly floured rolling pin...thanks.... i'm sorry i didn't follow your own procedure. i pack here is about 10 tablespoon....thanks and its ok. some Filipino called this pilipit.

That's totally fine, whatever works for you! It just happen that 2 cups of flour works fine with 1/2 cup water, It's good to learn something new. Thanks for sharing yours as well. OMG! that's a lot of yeast. 1 pack here is like 1 teaspoon or 3 ounces. Some my friends called shakoy as pilipit :)

OMG! I just realized its not 3 ounces, its 1/4 ounce or 7 gram. Forgive me! It was like 4 a.m when I replied to your comments. The texture of this shakoy its really fluffy and soft. Mao gyud:) Thanks again

Hello Catherine,Thank you for nice comment. 1 stick of butter is way too much is should be equivalent to 4 tablespoon. I'm gonna edit the recipe in that way you can make it perfect shakoy at the comfort of your home. If you have any more question send me a message anytime. Thank you, again:)

I found this recipe so easy and been doing it many times. My friends also tried the recipe and it work out great for them. Just make sure na you babysit the shakoy while frying cause it cooked pretty quick.:) Thank you